By Richard Sullins | richard@rantnc.com Those waiting to find out what Lee County’s budget for fiscal year 2025-26 is going to look like will have to wait a little longer. The county Board ...

Photo by Ben Brown This month marks the return of the Sanford Spinners for their fifth season of baseball in the Old North State League. The season doesn’t get under way in earnest until ...

A train passing through Depot Park struck a pedestrian just before noon Wednesday, causing a rush of emergency personnel to the area. The woman, who was walking her dog in the area, did not suffer ...

Gordon interviews Carolina Indie Fest performers Derrick Dove & the Peacekeepers and Cliff and Garrett Wheeler of the Cliff Wheeler Band. Carolina Indie Fest is slated for May 23 and 24 at ...

The Sanford-Lee County Planning Department’s Technical Review Committee will consider proposals for two new housing subdivisions when the body meets later this month. The two subdivision ...

Courtesy of Terri Munday Surveillance video shows a truck slamming into two businesses in the Jonesboro Heights area of Sanford Sunday morning. The ...

As the decade reaches its midpoint, the fastest growing sport in America today remains pickleball – which has stayed at the top of the list despite the number of available courts continuing to lag ...

Strawberry farming began locally as a ‘stay afloat’ crop between tobacco harvests. Today, Lee County is a leader in strawberry production and home to a rapidly growing spring festival Mandy Johnson ...

Friends of the Rant podcast | Carolina Indie Fest performers Derrick Dove & the Peacekeepers and the Cliff Wheeler Band – The Rant ...